THANGKA REPRESENTATIVE YAMANTAKA
NEPAL, XVIII CENTURY
The god represented standing in Pratyalidhasana, hugging his consort, both trampling on a multitude of deities (including Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva) and animals resting on a lotus, his thirty-four arms wielding various warrior and trophy attributes, his two arms main holding kapala and Karttrika, six ferocious faces framing his menacing buffalo head, two additional heads appearing among the shaggy hair, the two naked figurine deities, adorned with garlands of skulls and severed heads and surrounded by a halation of flames, silk framing; wear
Dimensions: 117 x 79 cm. (46 1/8 x 31 1/8 in.)
Details
- Title : A THANGKA DEPICTING YAMANTAKA
- Classification : Thangka
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 18TH CENTURY
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 199
- Pre-Lot Text : PARISIAN SPECIAL COLLECTION
- Post Lot Text : A THANGKA DEPICTING YAMANTAKA NEPAL, 18TH CENTURY
- Price realised : EUR 5,000
- Estimate : EUR 4,000 - EUR 6,000
- Provenance : Acquired by the present owner in the 1970's.